The first table below looks at the demand for .NET skills in IT contracts advertised for the East Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited .NET over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the East Midlands region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft .NET (dotNet)
Rank 6 5 5
Rank change year-on-year
-1 0
Contract jobs citing .NET 152 184 188
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East Midlands 12.05% 13.48% 13.74%
As % of the Application Development category 45.51% 50.97% 58.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 76 85 61
Average daily rate £310 £275 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+12.72% -8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £270 £195 £215
10% offered a daily rate of more than £356 £375 £410
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 8 30
Average hourly rate £35.00 £13.00 £32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+169.23% -60.00%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £29.75 £33.50
% change year-on-year
+17.64% -11.19%
All Application Development
East Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
334 361 324
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East Midlands 26.49% 26.45% 23.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 176 192 111
Average daily rate £310 £275 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+12.72% -15.25%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £245 £210 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £375 £410
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 12 37
Average hourly rate £35.00 £8.50 £33.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+311.76% -74.62%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £32.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year
+9.37% -12.32%
.NET
England

.NET
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing .NET across the East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

East Midlands .NET Jobs Demand Trend

.NET
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing .NET across the East Midlands region.

East Midlands .NET Daily Rate Trend

.NET
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing .NET across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

East Midlands .NET Daily Rate Histogram

.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing .NET across the East Midlands region.

East Midlands .NET Hourly Rate Trend

.NET
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing .NET across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

East Midlands .NET Hourly Rate Histogram

.NET
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing .NET within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Nottinghamshire -2 46 £319 +4.50%
Leicestershire +2 39 £300 +20.00%
Northamptonshire +9 16 £325 +44.44%
Derbyshire -2 10 £290 +16.00%
Lincolnshire +9 8 £300 +60.00%
.NET
England

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing .NET also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited .NET.

1 260 (77.38%) C#
2 208 (61.90%) ASP.NET
3 165 (49.11%) SQL Server
4 110 (32.74%) SQL
5 97 (28.87%) jQuery
6 96 (28.57%) Visual Studio
7 95 (28.27%) JavaScript
8 88 (26.19%) .NET Framework
9 86 (25.60%) Microsoft
10 71 (21.13%) HTML
11 70 (20.83%) Windows
12 66 (19.64%) Ajax
13 63 (18.75%) Web Services
14 60 (17.86%) WCF
14 60 (17.86%) CSS
15 53 (15.77%) MVC
15 53 (15.77%) SQL Server 2008
16 44 (13.10%) WPF
17 41 (12.20%) ASP.NET MVC
17 41 (12.20%) OO
18 33 (9.821%) Oracle
18 33 (9.821%) IIS
19 32 (9.524%) SharePoint
19 32 (9.524%) ASP.NET MVC 3
20 30 (8.929%) XML
21 29 (8.631%) MS Excel
22 26 (7.738%) WinForms
22 26 (7.738%) SQL Server Integration Services
23 25 (7.440%) Telerik
23 25 (7.440%) N-Tier

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing .NET also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited .NET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 208 (61.90%) ASP.NET
2 97 (28.87%) jQuery
3 88 (26.19%) .NET Framework
4 71 (21.13%) HTML
5 66 (19.64%) Ajax
6 63 (18.75%) Web Services
7 60 (17.86%) CSS
7 60 (17.86%) WCF
8 44 (13.10%) WPF
9 41 (12.20%) ASP.NET MVC
10 32 (9.524%) ASP.NET MVC 3
11 30 (8.929%) XML
12 26 (7.738%) WinForms
13 24 (7.143%) LINQ
14 17 (5.060%) HTML5
15 16 (4.762%) Silverlight
16 15 (4.464%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
17 12 (3.571%) Razor View Engine
18 11 (3.274%) ASP
19 10 (2.976%) REST
Application Platforms
1 33 (9.821%) IIS
2 32 (9.524%) SharePoint
3 12 (3.571%) SharePoint 2010
4 8 (2.381%) CMS
5 6 (1.786%) Kentico
5 6 (1.786%) Umbraco
6 5 (1.488%) BizTalk Server
6 5 (1.488%) MSMQ
7 2 (0.595%) Lotus Notes
7 2 (0.595%) Sitefinity
8 1 (0.298%) SharePoint 2013
8 1 (0.298%) WordPress
8 1 (0.298%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.298%) Windows Azure
8 1 (0.298%) WebSphere MQ
8 1 (0.298%) SharePoint Server
8 1 (0.298%) DotNetNuke
8 1 (0.298%) Drupal
Applications
1 29 (8.631%) MS Excel
2 10 (2.976%) MS Office
2 10 (2.976%) MS PowerPoint
3 3 (0.893%) InfoPath
3 3 (0.893%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.595%) Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
1 6 (1.786%) JDE World
2 4 (1.190%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.595%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.298%) Agresso
Communications & Networking
1 24 (7.143%) TCP/IP
2 16 (4.762%) Modbus
3 11 (3.274%) Intranet
4 8 (2.381%) Internet
5 6 (1.786%) SNMP
6 3 (0.893%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.298%) HTTP
7 1 (0.298%) GPRS
7 1 (0.298%) Extranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 165 (49.11%) SQL Server
2 53 (15.77%) SQL Server 2008
3 26 (7.738%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 21 (6.250%) SQL Server 2005
5 18 (5.357%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 10 (2.976%) PostgreSQL
7 9 (2.679%) SQL Server 2012
8 8 (2.381%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 8 (2.381%) Oracle 8/8i
9 7 (2.083%) Data Warehouse
10 6 (1.786%) OLAP
10 6 (1.786%) GIS
11 5 (1.488%) Microsoft Analysis Services
12 3 (0.893%) MS Access
13 2 (0.595%) Crystal Reports
13 2 (0.595%) Oracle Reports
14 1 (0.298%) VLDB
14 1 (0.298%) Business Intelligence Development Studio
Development Applications
1 96 (28.57%) Visual Studio
2 13 (3.869%) Team Foundation Server
3 8 (2.381%) Expression Blend
3 8 (2.381%) Subversion
4 6 (1.786%) VSS/SourceSafe
5 5 (1.488%) NUnit
6 4 (1.190%) MSTest
7 1 (0.298%) MbUnit
7 1 (0.298%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.298%) Git (software)
7 1 (0.298%) WebDriver
7 1 (0.298%) StyleCop
7 1 (0.298%) CruiseControl
7 1 (0.298%) JIRA
7 1 (0.298%) Selenium
7 1 (0.298%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.298%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.298%) Dreamweaver
General
1 21 (6.250%) Finance
2 11 (3.274%) Retail
3 3 (0.893%) Local Government
3 3 (0.893%) Advertising
3 3 (0.893%) Banking
4 2 (0.595%) Marketing
5 1 (0.298%) Manufacturing
5 1 (0.298%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (0.298%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 270 (80.36%) Developer
2 132 (39.29%) .NET Developer
3 94 (27.98%) C# Developer
4 61 (18.15%) ASP.NET Developer
5 60 (17.86%) C# .NET Developer
6 32 (9.524%) C# ASP.NET Developer
7 30 (8.929%) Web Developer
8 22 (6.548%) Software Developer
9 20 (5.952%) Senior Developer
10 19 (5.655%) Analyst
11 16 (4.762%) .NET Web Developer
12 15 (4.464%) SQL Developer
12 15 (4.464%) Project Manager
13 14 (4.167%) WPF Developer
14 13 (3.869%) VB.NET Developer
15 10 (2.976%) Consultant
15 10 (2.976%) SQL Server Developer
15 10 (2.976%) SharePoint Developer
16 9 (2.679%) C# Web Developer
16 9 (2.679%) Database Developer
Miscellaneous
1 25 (7.440%) N-Tier
2 4 (1.190%) Computer Science
3 3 (0.893%) NHS
3 3 (0.893%) Graphic Design
4 2 (0.595%) AS400
4 2 (0.595%) W3C
4 2 (0.595%) EPoS
4 2 (0.595%) Mobile App
5 1 (0.298%) Fat Client
5 1 (0.298%) Data Extraction
5 1 (0.298%) Thin Client
5 1 (0.298%) Device Driver
5 1 (0.298%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 70 (20.83%) Windows
2 11 (3.274%) Linux
3 7 (2.083%) Windows Mobile
4 6 (1.786%) Windows 7
5 5 (1.488%) Windows 8
6 3 (0.893%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (0.595%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.595%) Android
7 2 (0.595%) Windows Server 2003
8 1 (0.298%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (15.77%) MVC
2 41 (12.20%) OO
3 23 (6.845%) UML
3 23 (6.845%) MVVM
4 21 (6.250%) Web Development
5 19 (5.655%) Multithreading
5 19 (5.655%) E-Commerce
6 18 (5.357%) OOP
7 17 (5.060%) TDD
8 15 (4.464%) OOD
9 14 (4.167%) Unit Testing
10 13 (3.869%) Dependency Injection
10 13 (3.869%) SOA
11 12 (3.571%) Logistics
11 12 (3.571%) Migration
12 11 (3.274%) Scrum
12 11 (3.274%) Agile Software Development
12 11 (3.274%) ETL
12 11 (3.274%) Business Intelligence
12 11 (3.274%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 260 (77.38%) C#
2 110 (32.74%) SQL
3 95 (28.27%) JavaScript
4 22 (6.548%) VB.NET
5 20 (5.952%) T-SQL
6 17 (5.060%) VB
7 13 (3.869%) Java
8 11 (3.274%) VB6
9 9 (2.679%) C++
10 6 (1.786%) RPG
11 5 (1.488%) Perl
12 4 (1.190%) PL/SQL
12 4 (1.190%) C
13 3 (0.893%) VBScript
13 3 (0.893%) VBA
13 3 (0.893%) Embedded C
14 2 (0.595%) PowerShell
14 2 (0.595%) RPG/400
15 1 (0.298%) XAML
15 1 (0.298%) PHP
Qualifications
1 9 (2.679%) Degree
2 8 (2.381%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (0.595%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 1 (0.298%) Chartered Engineer
4 1 (0.298%) BC Cleared
4 1 (0.298%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.571%) ISO 9001
1 12 (3.571%) TickIT
2 3 (0.893%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (2.679%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (1.488%) WMI
Vendors
1 86 (25.60%) Microsoft
2 33 (9.821%) Oracle
3 25 (7.440%) Telerik
4 18 (5.357%) DevExpress
5 16 (4.762%) Siemens
6 6 (1.786%) JD Edwards
7 3 (0.893%) Salesforce.com
7 3 (0.893%) Infragistics
7 3 (0.893%) Twitter
7 3 (0.893%) Freescale
8 2 (0.595%) Lotus
9 1 (0.298%) Adobe
9 1 (0.298%) Cerner
9 1 (0.298%) Perforce
9 1 (0.298%) Facebook
9 1 (0.298%) Google
9 1 (0.298%) Sitecore
Nottingham, East Midlands
My client based in Nottingham is looking for a .NET developer for a 3 month contract with possible extention.
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Kettering, East Midlands
Contractor developer required for a project implementing upgrades to internal systems. This role would suit someone with strong design and technical architecture experience , strong coding experience and good...
Rate: £300.00 - £350.00 per day
Posted: 26 April 2013